In January, I had the great blessing of preaching at the Holy Mass for the relic of St. Francis Xavier in the parish in Mississauga named after him. There was an immense congregation, and in the very first pews were various political figures from the federal Parliament, provincial legislature and city hall.
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Fr. Raymond de Souza
January 22, 2018
WATCH: Michael Swan discusses St. Francis Xavier's relic on 'Context with Lorna Dueck'
Catholic Register's managing editor, Michael Swan, talks about the significance of St. Francis Xavier's relic to Church history and explains the indulgences it might represent.
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Canada
January 17, 2018
St. Francis Xavier relic highlights vital role of immigrants
The visit of the relic of St. Francis Xavier to the Mississauga, Ont., parish named after him will likely be the largest Catholic event of the year in Canada. Numbers are not the most important part of any pilgrimage, but they do tell part of the story. And the 13,000-plus pilgrims that came to St. Francis Xavier parish to honour their patron is an important story about the state of the Church in Canada.
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